Anchor for guy-rods



H. McGUCKIN. ANCHOR FOR GUY RODS.

Inn/5mm ATTORNEY HUGH MOGUQK IN, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

511011012. r03; GUY-RODS.

Specification of Letters latent. i Patented Aug. 12, 1919- Application filed July 22, 1918. Serial No. 246,040.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, HUGE MCGUCKIN, a citizen of the United" statesfresiding at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Anchors for Guy-Rods, of which the'following is a specification. f I A i This invention relates toimprovements in anchors for guy-rods, andfthelike, and has for its object to provide a novel, simple and efiicient device for anchoring the guy rods or wires of telephone and telegraph poles, and consists of one or more arc-shapedmetal sections, which are driven into the earth adjacent the poles, in such manner that the sections travel and are disposed in a circular path, and when the anchors are finally disposed in the operative position, the ends thereof project above the surface of the earth, and are suitably tied together'by means of a connecting-rod,- to which the guy-rods are detachably connected. A further object is to provide an anchor of the class which when installed practically encircles a relatively large body of the earth, thereby firmly and strongly holding the anchor in place. And a further object is to provide an anchor which is so constructed and applied that it may be removed and re-applied whenever desired.

I attain these objects by the means set forth in the detailed description which follows, and as illustrated by the accompanyin% drawing, in whichigure 1 is a view, showing one of my improved anchors applied to the earth andicon nected for supporting a pole.

Fig. 2 is a view, showing the manner of applying the semi-circular anchor shown in Fig. 1.

,- Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are respectively cross-sectional views of channel, tubular and solid anchor members.

Fig. 6 is a view, showing a substantially circular anchor arranged in several areshaped sections connected and applied in operative position.

Fig. 7 is a View, showing the method of driving one of the segmental sections of the hoop anchor into the earth.

In the drawing, (referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3), 2 represents a substantially semicircular anchor member, referably made of iron or steel of the usuafchannel cross-section, wherein the hollow or trough side preferably faces inwardly, and the opposite ends of the memberbeing pointed, as at 3, for reducingthe frictional resistance while the member is being driven. 4 represents perforations which occur near'the opposite ends of the member 2, to receive a connecting-rod or part 5, which firmly ties the projecting I ends together, after said-part isdriven into the earth.-*66.represent top and bottom members of a clamp, which is secured to the rod 5 by bolts 7. The top member 6 is-preferably provided with a loop 8, to which one end of a guy rod or wire 9 may be suitably attached. The rod 9 is preferably in' two parts connected by a turnbuckle or swivel 10, for adjusting said rod. The opposite end of the rod 9 hooks or otherwise engages a loop 11 of a band or ring 12 which encir- -cles a pole 13. Where the anchor is less than a circle, the upwardly projecting ends may be sprung toward each other and coupled with a shorter connecting-rod, for clenching the body of earth for preventing accidental shifting of the anchor (s'ee dotted lines Fig. 1

Referring to Figs. 6 and 7, 2 represents generally a substantially circular anchor, preferably made-up of two or more arcshaped sections, as 2 2 and;2, which are connected together'as the device is being applied to the earth, by couplings 14:, the latter preferably being secured in place by bolts or screws 15, which pass through corresponding'perforations in the sections and couplers. After the hoop anchor 2 has been applied to the earth, as shown in Fig. 6, the

"exposed ends of the sections 2 and 2 are connected by a rod 5, to which a similar clamp, as 66 may be applied, as in Fig. 1, for the1 purpose of suitably connecting a guyro The application of my improved a'nchor is as follows: The operator, after computing the distance he wants the anchor from a given pole 13, places one of the anchor members, so that its curve is inverted, as

shown in Fig. 2, with the sharpened end against the surface of the earth E. Then he applies a suitable adjustable driving block or part, as .17, to the end of said member nearest the pole 13, at a suitable distance above the earth. Then the operator takes a sledge or other heavy implement, as 18, and strikes downwardly on the top of the driving clam 17 (see Fig. 2) until the anchor member as been driven into the earth as far as the clamp may allow. He next raises and adjusts the driving clamp 17 to a new position above the earth, and repeats the driving operations until the anchor is embedded in the earth, with the exception of a few inches of the free end. If the anchor consists of a single section, the entering end will emerge from the earth at a point substantially equal in distance to the diameter of the member, as shown in Fig. 1. If, however, the anchor comprises several sections, as shown in Fig. 6, the operator, after driving one section, couples the remaining sections in the order of their driving, and repeats the drivin operations until the initial end of the first section emerges from the earth, as shown in Fig. 6. This completes the driving operations. The projecting ends of the anchor are then tied together by means of the rods 55, and connection is then made with the pole 13 by means of the rods 99', as shown and described. My anchors may be removed from the earth by means of any suitable lever or pinch-bar (not shown) in a well-known manner, and unless the metal parts have been in the earth for a long time and become rusted and worn out, they may be removed and re-applied and used repeatedly.

My improved anchors are extremely simple, and when properly applied afford the strongest possible anchorage for poles and the like. They can be constructed at slight expense, and the work of installing the. anchors requires but a few moments time, since they can be applied without requiring any excavation. When properly applied, as herein shown and described, my anchors are capable of withstanding the greatest strains without danger of accidental release and without danger of yielding or breaking. I have shown anchors comprising single, as well as multiple sections or members of dif- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

ferently shaped metal, but the cardinal features, that is to say, the application of the members to the earth in such manner that both the initial and final ends of the members project above the earth, where they are coupled together, and attached to the guyrods, are the same in both of the forms I have shown. For convenience in making and handling the anchors, also where the anchors are required to be disposed at a greater depth in the earth, they are some times made in several sections, as shown in Fig. 6., instead of one part, as shown in Fig.

, Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. An anchor comprising an arc-shaped member adapted to be driven into the earth in a substantially circular path until the opposite ends of said member project above the surface of the earth, and a rod' engaging andtying the exposed ends of said member together. 7

2. An anchor including a circular member having a pointed end and having perforations near its opposite ends adapted to be driven into the earth in a circular path until both of the ends project above the surface of the earth, and a connecting-rod engaging said perforations for tying the exposed ends together.

3. An anchor comprising a plurality of arc-shaped sections adapted to be successively driven into the earth in a circular path, couplers for connecting said sections together as they are successively driven into the earth, the free ends of the first and last sections projecting above the earth, and a tie-rod connecting said free ends, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature,

HUGH McGUCKIN.

Washington, D. G. 

